Typographical machine.



J. A. WATSON. TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

. APPLICATION FILED SEPT-30, I914- 1,136,,569, Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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J. A. WATSON.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

I APPLICATION FILED SEPT.30, 1914. I 1,136,569. Patented Apr. 20, .1915.

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JAMEs A. warsoimor wasnmeronamsrnicr or COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR T0 MERGENTHALER LINOTYPE company, A CORPORATION or new YORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

Continuation of application Serial No. 774,661, filed June 19, 1913. This application filed September 30,

' 1914. Serial No. 864,196.

T0 all-whom. it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES A. WA'rsoN,

Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tlypographical Machines, of which the following is a specification, refer ence being had therein to the accompanying drawing, and being a continuation of my earlier application, Serial No. 774,661. filed June 19, 1913.

My invention relates to typographical machines, such as linotype machines of the general organization represented in Letters Patent of the United States, No. 436,532, to O. Mergenthaler, wherein circulating matrices are released from a magazine in the order in which their characters are to'appear in print and then assembled in line, the-composed line transferred to the face'of a mold, the mold filled with molten metal to form aslug or linotype against the matrices which produce the type characters thereon, and the matrices thereafter elevated and returned through a distributing mechanism to the magazine from which they started. More particularly, it relates to that class'of niachines employing a series of magazines C0117 taining different styles or fonts of type or matrices, which series is movably arranged iu-the machine so as to bring any selected magazine int-o operative relation to the dis-- tributing and assembling mechanisms, respectively.

According to my resent invention, I provide two such series of magazines (although a greater number could be employed), and preferably arrange them side by side in the machine, and so that they may be moved upand down therein relatively to each other to bring different selected pairs or pluralities of magazines into; operative position. In the present instance, I construct the magazines of just half" the size of an ordinary magazine, and" equip each with only half of a complete set or font of type' or matrices, my idea being todiv 1defthe' several fonts among'the two series of magazines, in such manner that when one or another pair of magazines is brought into action, it will contain the" complementary portions of one complete font. 'Myspecific purpose in provid-- ing an arrangement of this kind is to make the magazines of lighter construction, so

dispense with the necessity. for special springs, weights, screws, and other devices which have been used heretofore to raise the magazines.

It will be understood, however, that my invention is not restricted to the particular adaptation above described, but is capable of far wider application. For instance, the magazines may each contain a complete font of type or matrices instead of a half font; and if necessary, they may be made of full size for that purpose. If the magazines were equipped with such complete fonts, it would not only be possible to mix fonts or faces in the machine (a capability not pres ent inexisting machines of the special class above mentioned), but in addition there would be provided a varied assortment of fonts which could be so mixed. Obviously, as far as this phase of the invention is concerned, the size of the magazines is entirely immaterial. so long as they are each adapted to contain a complete font of matrices. Of course, if the magazines were made of full size, the distributing and assembling mechanisms would have to be extended and the keyboard mechanism altered to correspond.

Such alterations, however, will be familiar to all those skilled in the art.

Broadly speaking, therefore, my invention comprehends the provision of two or more series or sets of magazines or magazine-sections, which may be moved relatively to each other to bring different selected pairs or pluralities. of magazines into operative position, quite irrespective of the use made of this arrangement of the parts; or even more broadlyspeaking, it contemplates the provision of a plurality of magazines which are movably arranged in any manner such that difi'erent selected pairs thereof may be brought into operative position for conjoint use.

It will be obvious that the arrangement of the parts may her-modified in many different ways to accomplish theabove results. The particular form .shown'anddescribed is intended to be merely by way of example and as illustrative of the principle of my invention; and I therefore desire to be understood that I do not limit myself to any particular form or' embodiment, except in so far as such limitations are specified in the claims.

The invention will be described in detail in connection with the accompanyingdrawings in which,

Figure 1 is a side view of the upper part of a linotype machine equipped with the invention, parts being broken away; Fig. 2 is a front view of the two balanced groups of magazines; Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the magazines; and Fig. 4 is a lower end view, partly in section, of the magazines shown in Fig. 2, the balancing means being included.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the frame of the machine, k the keyboard, which controls the assembling mechanism, D the distributor and E a portion of the assembler entrance. All of these parts may be of old and well known construction.

S, S indicate two magazine supports. In the present embodiment of my invention, each of these supports is similar in outline to one half of the ordinary linotype magazine, the two supports together corresponding preferably in outline to a complete magazine as shown in Fig. 3. The magazine supports are suitable counterbalanced and each adapted to carry a plurality-of magazines or magazine sections. As shown, posts 11 are securely connected to the lower side of each support and these posts work in fixed guides 12. Each magazine support is carried by two links 13, the links being connected to arms 14 fixed on a shaft 15. It will be evident that on rocking the shaft 15 the magazine supports S, S, will be moved up and down and that the supports counter balance each other.

In the drawings, three magazine sections are shown arranged on'each support, each section being of half the size of an ordinary magazine, although for the sake of clearness only a few of its matrix channels are shown in the drawing. These may each contain a half font of matrices the complementary halves of difierent fonts being arranged so that they can be brought together by movement of the magazine supports. For instance, the magazine sections a, a, may containjone font of matrices, the sections 6, 1), another font and the sections 0., c, a third font. 'As shown in Figs. 2 and 4, the complementary sections 0, c are arranged in the same plane and in register with the distributer D. As shown in Fig. 1, the complementary sections b, b, are arranged in the same plane and in register with the common distributor D and common assembler E. The-magazine sections may be held on their supports any suitable way. .As shown they are provided with eyes 16 through which posts. 17 extend, the posts being rigidly fixed on the magazine supports S, S. It will be evident that the magazine sections maybe readily removed and "replaced, or rearranged, and that they weigh not more than one half as much as the ordinary linotype magazines heretofore used. It is thus an easy matter for one man to handle the magazines without special appliances, whereas special devices for handling the magazines have been heretofore used to a large extent. It will be understood, of course, that it is due to the half size of the magazines that the distributor D and assembler entrance E may be of usual construction.

Any suitable form of escapement devices may be used in connection with the shiftable magazines. In the drawings, I have shown each magazine provided with a series of escapements J. The two series of escape ments of the selected pair of magazines in use are operated by a single series of slides I, which are controlled in the usual way from the keyboard is, half of the slides (which may be regarded as one set) operating one series of escapements, and the other half of the slides (which may be regarded as another set), operating the second series of escapements. It will be noted that, due to this arrangement, the keyboard mechanism is connected simultaneously to two magazines, from one or another of which the matrices are delivered, according to the fingerkey depressed. It so happens that, due to the half size of the magazines and the fact that they contain complementary portions of a complete font, the keyboard mechanism may be of the. regular and standard construction. Of course, if the magazines were of greater or full size, the keyboard mechanism would have to be altered to correspond. In their normal position, the slides I stand in the path of movement of the magazines, being held in such position by the eccentric K, which, however, may be turned to allow them to be withdrawn from such position by the springs L. This particular form and arrangement of the escapement operating mechanism is shown in the Rogers U. S. Patent, No. 859,618,'dated July 9th, 1907.

Any suitable means may be employed to shift the magazines quickly to briniany desired font into operative position. s'shown the shaft 15" is provided with an arm -18 which is connected by a link19 to a lever 20 pivoted on the main frame at 21. The lever 20 is connected by a link 22 to a hand lever 23 adjacent the keyboard. I The hand lever is adjustable to different positions and may be locked in any desired position by a' suit able bolt 24 and notched segment 25. On account of the fact that the magazine supports and the magazine sections thereon substantially counterbalance each other, the hand lever 23 may be moved practically without effort and a chan e from one font to another may be made substantially without loss of time. This is an improvement over multiple magazine machines in which the entire series of magazines is movable up and down, in which case heavy counterweights or springs must be used or a considerable amount of power and time used in raising or lowering magazines by means of screw jacks or the like.

It will be evident that the means for guiding the magazine supports andthe means for counterbalancing and moving the supports may be varied considerably without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The magazine is shown arranged at an angle between horizontal and vertical planes as is common in linotype machines. The particular angle may be varied in difi'erent machines, it being only necessary to provide means, by gravity or otherwise, for ropelling the matrices through the magazmes. In the following claims I shall refer to the magazine as movable in an up-and-down direction with the understanding that the angle between the vertical and the lines of movement of the magazine guiding posts may be varied considerably without departing from the invention.

As before stated, the foregoing use of my invention is only one of a number to which it may be put. For instance, it is not at all essential that the magazines contain half a font of matrices; they could just as well contain a complete font. It this way, when different selected pairs of magazines are brought into action by the relative movement of the two'series, two complete fonts of matrices are available for use simultaneously, instead of a single font, as when the magazines each contain but a half font. The use of the construction in this connection is of great advantage, in that it materially increases the flexibility of the machine, not only permitting the mixture of several fonts therein, but providing a large variety or assortment of fonts. which may be so mixed. Assuming, for instance, that each of the magazines contains a complete font of matrices, the pair of magazines 0., a, when brought into action, would present two given fonts for simultaneous use; the pair of magazines I), I), would present two other fonts; and the pair of magazines 0, 0', two further fonts. It will thus be seen that the machine could be adapted for producing matter with three different combinations of faces; whereas in existing machines of the special class described, it is not possible to combine faces'at -all,as only one magazine is available for use at a time. It will be ap-. parent, therefore, that as far as this aspect of the invention is concerned, the size of the magazines is immaterial, the only requirethey balance each other.

ment being that each should contain a complete font of matrices. It will be further apparent that if the magazines are made of full size, or increased in width, in order to contain a complete font, the distributing and assembling mechanisms will have to be extended and the keyboard mechanism altered accordingly.

It will be seen from the foregoing that my invention is susceptible of two widely different uses, although this'difierence depends essentially upon whether a complete font or a half font of matrices is stored in each of the magazines. There may be other uses to which the invention may be put with equal advantages, and I desire it to be understood that I consider such uses as being comprisedwithin the principle of my invention so long as they embrace the substance of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I claim-and desire to secure by Letters 'Patent is:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination with a common distributer and a common assembler entrance, of two magazine supports movable up and down and each carrying a plurality of magazines, and means connecting said supports whereby 2. In a typographical machine, the combination with a common distributer and a common assembler entrance, of two magazine supports each carrying a plurality of magazines, means for guiding said supports in an up-and-down direction, and means connecting said supports whereby they counterbalance each other.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination with a common distributer and a common assembler entrance, of two magazine supports each carrying a plurality of magazines, means for guiding said supports in anup-and-down direction, a rock shaft and connections between said rock shaft and said supports, wherebythey counterbalance each other.

4. In a typographical machine, the combination of two relatively movable magazine supports, means connecting said supports whereby they counterbalance each other, complementary magazines arranged on the supports respectively, and a common distributer for said magazines.

5. In a typographical machine, the com- :20 bination of two relatively movable magazine supports, means connecting said supports whereby they counterbalance each other, a plurality of magazines arranged on each support, a common distributer, and means for moving said supports to bring the complementary magazines into a common plane and into register with the distributer.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of two adjacent magazine supports arranged'to move-in an up-and-down direction, meansconnecting said supports whereby they counterbalan'ceeach other, and a plurality of magazines arranged on each .support, the upper magazine of one support being complementary 'to'the lower magazine on the other support, and vice versa.

7. Ina linotype machine, a distributer,

. an assembler entrance, a magazine compriscomplementary magazines into a common operative position.

9. Ina linotype machine, the comblnation of two series of superposed magazines, each movably mounted so that one or another of its magazines may be brought into operative position, and connections between the two series whereby they counterbalance each other in their movements.

10. In a linotype machine, a magazine for a complete font of matrices comprising two independently removable complementary sections usable conjointly, and means for moving said sections simultaneously into and out of operative position for such conjoint use without disconnecting them from the machine.

11. In a linotype machine, the combination with a single distributer and a single assembler entrance, of two series of magazines intermediate the distributer and assembler entrance, each series bein movable in an up-and-down direction an the two series being connected to counterbalance each other.

12. In a typographical machine, two series of superposed magazines, a common distributer and a common assembler entrance for all of the magazines, and means for moving the two series simultaneously to bring selected magazines into cooperative relation with the distributer and assembler entrance.

13. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism, and a plurality of magazines each having a series of matrix channels, the said parts being relatively movable so that different airs of magazines ofsaid plurality may be connected to the distributing mechanism.

14. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributingmechanism, and a plurality of magazines each having a series of matrix channels and movably arranged to bring one or another pair thereof into operative relation to the assembling mechanism, and distributing mechanism to cooperate with the selected pair of magazines.

16. In a typographical machine, the combination of two sets of magazines each having a series of matrix channels and arranged with a magazine of one set inposition for conjoint use with one of theother set, said 0 sets being movable, one relatively to the other, to bring a difierent pair of magazines into position for conjoint use.

l7.' In a typographical machine, the combination'of two sets of magazines each having a series of matrix channels, common distributing mechanism therefor, and means whereby the distributing mechanism may be connected to different selected pairs of magazines of said sets.

18. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism, and two sets of magazines each having a series of matrix channels, said sets being movable,

one relatively to the other, to bring different pairs of magazines into operative relation to the distributing mechanism.

19. In a typographical machine, the combination of assembling mechanism, and two sets of magazines, said sets being movable, one relatively to the other, to bring diflerent pairs of magazines of the two sets into operative relation to the assembling mechamsm.

a 20. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism, and two sets of magazines each having a series of matrix channels and arranged side by side in the machine, said sets being movable, one relatively to the other, to bring one. or an- 1 10 other pair of magazines into operative relation to the distributing mechanism.

21. In a typographical machine, the combination of assembling mechanism, and two 1 sets of magazines arranged side by side in 115 the machine, said sets being movable, one relatively to the other, to bring one or another air of magazines of the two sets into opera ive relation to the assembling mechanism.

22. In a typographical machine, the combination of two sets of magazines each having a series of matrix channels and arranged side by side in the machine, with a magazine of one set in position for conjoint use with 125 a magazine of the other set, the said sets being movable, one relatively tothe other. to bring a different pair of magazines into position for conjointuse.

23. In a typographical machine, the com- 186 bination of distributing mechanism, a plurality of distinct pairs of magazines, each having a series of matrix channels, and means whereby one or another of said pairs may be brought into operative relation to the distributing mechanism.

24. In a typographicalmachine, the combination of distributing mechanism, and a plurality of magazines each having a series of matrix channels and divided into distinct pairs, the said plurality being movable to bring one or another of said pairs of magazines into operative relation to the distributing mechanism.

25. In a. typographical machine, the combination of assembling mechanism, a plurality of magazines divided into distinct pairs and movable to bring one or another pair into operative relation to, the assembling mechanism, and distributing mechanism to cotiperate with the selected pair of magazines.

26. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism, magazines each having a series-of matrix channels, and means for bringing a plurality of said magazines simultaneously into operative relation to the distributing mechanism.

27. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism, and magazines each having a series of matrix channels and movably arranged so that a plurality thereof may be shifted simultaneously into and out of operative relation to the distributing mechanism.

28. In a typographical machine, the combination with the assembling and distributing mechanisms, of magazines arranged therebetween and movably mounted so that a plurality thereof may be shifted simultaneously into and out of operative relation to the assembling and distributing mechanisms, respectively.

29. In a typographical machine, the combination of two sets of magazines each having a series of matrix channels and arranged side by side in the machine, distributing mechanism, and means whereby the distributing mechanism may be connected to different selected pairs of magazines of the two sets.

30. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism, a plurality of magazines each provided with escapements and movably arranged so that difierent selected pairs of magazines may be brought into operative relation to the distributing mechanism, and devices for actuating the escapements of the selected pair of magazines.

31. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism,a plurality of magazines movably arranged so that diflerent selected pairs thereof may be brought into operative relation to the distributing mechanism, and a keyboard mechanism for delivering the matrices from the selected pair of magazines.

v32. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism, a plurality of magazines, means whereby different selected pairs of magazines may be operatively connected to the distributing mechanism, and a. keyboard mechanism for delivering the matrices from the selected pair of magazines.

33. In a typographical machine, the combination of distributing mechanism, two separate and distinct magazines arranged in operative relation thereto, and each provided with a series of escapements, two sets of actuating devices, one for each series of escapements, and a keyboard connected simultaneously to all the actuating devices of the two sets.

34 In a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality of magazines each provided with a series of escapements, two sets of actuating devices, and means whereby said actuating devices may be connected to the escapements of different selected pairs of ma azines of said plurality.

35. n a typographical machine, the combination of a plurality-of magazines, each provided with a series of escapements, and movably arranged so as to bring different selected pairs of magazines into operative position, and two sets of actuating devices to cooperate with the escapements of the selected magazines.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES A. WATSON.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR L. BRYANT, B. M. MUTH.

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